Too bad that's NOT going to happen though, but the way Ballard is playing and stock rising, we should be able to get a quality return, especially for the teams most pressing need - a 3rd line checking center who can put some decent points.

Just for the kicks... if they wanted this badly, Pittsburgh can afford both Luongo and MAF this season. More than 8m in free cap space. Also: Brandon Sutter was among the "six for Cody". Excellent up and coming player on excellent contract, that's obvious. Experienced and excellent backup in Vokoun. I also remember that the Canucks were heavily interested in Beau Bennett in his draft year. Connecting the dots in a homerish way...

That said, if Pens are willing to go with 2 very good starters, why can't we?

Here's the problem with Bold Move Gillis, he needs to learn that you must always trade from a position of strength, when things are going well, the stock is high, in which he won't. Now's the time to pull the trigger.

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mpp wrote:Just for the kicks... if they wanted this badly, Pittsburgh can afford both Luongo and MAF this season. More than 8m in free cap space. Also: Brandon Sutter was among the "six for Cody". Excellent up and coming player on excellent contract, that's obvious. Experienced and excellent backup in Vokoun. I also remember that the Canucks were heavily interested in Beau Bennett in his draft year. Connecting the dots in a homerish way...

That said, if Pens are willing to go with 2 very good starters, why can't we?

Apparently Sutter is NOT GETTING TRADED! This is was discussed on radio yesterday.

"I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. Are you listening? - Plastics." - The Graduate

RoyalDude wrote:Here's the problem with Bold Move Gillis, he needs to learn that you must always trade from a position of strength, when things are going well, the stock is high, in which he won't. Now's the time to pull the trigger.

You mean like when he didn't trade a top young player for a 4th line/AHL tweener heading down the home stretch last year?

SKYO wrote:At this point I'd rather keep Ballard and get rid of Garrison lol.

As Ballard and Tanev are the #1 pairing for the Canucks!

Too bad that's NOT going to happen though, but the way Ballard is playing and stock rising, we should be able to get a quality return, especially for the teams most pressing need - a 3rd line checking center who can put some decent points.

Yeah, outside of a shift with BXA last night, Ballard has looked great. Carrying the puck well. Clearing the zone. Playing off Tanev very well. But, that shift with BXA was effing brutal. 2 turn overs in under 20 seconds. The Killer B's must never be reformed

Over the weekend Mike Gillis and Laurence Gilman caused quite the stir by attending a Washington Capitals home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Super Bowl Sunday. The ensuing speculation led Gillis to ultimately apologize to to Washington Capital's General Manager McPhee (or if you prefer: GMMG apologized to GMGM), and McPhee ultimately complimented Gillis' class. I find all of that exceptionally boring.

More interesting, is the report from TSN's Bob McKenzie who appeared on the Team 1040 on Monday afternoon and said that the Canucks management team spent some of their time on the East Coast scouting Yale Bulldogs forward Antoine Laganière.

SKYO wrote:At this point I'd rather keep Ballard and get rid of Garrison lol.

As Ballard and Tanev are the #1 pairing for the Canucks!

Too bad that's NOT going to happen though, but the way Ballard is playing and stock rising, we should be able to get a quality return, especially for the teams most pressing need - a 3rd line checking center who can put some decent points.

Garrison has been on for two goals against in 9 games. New team, new system. He will be fine. He is basically a bigger version of Hamhuis with a better shot.

SKYO wrote:At this point I'd rather keep Ballard and get rid of Garrison lol.

As Ballard and Tanev are the #1 pairing for the Canucks!

Too bad that's NOT going to happen though, but the way Ballard is playing and stock rising, we should be able to get a quality return, especially for the teams most pressing need - a 3rd line checking center who can put some decent points.

Garrison has been on for two goals against in 9 games. New team, new system. He will be fine. He is basically a bigger version of Hamhuis with a better shot.

Speaking of Garrison, he needs a setup man for his one-timer. Edler seems to shoot more often than to pass. They are not very effective together on the powerplay.

We've seen this with a lot of players that come to Vancouver, whether it is training or injuries or whatever. It seems to take these guys quite a bit to get comfortable and get into Canucks hockey. GArrison is at least getting the ice time and PP opportunities to work out his stuff, rehabbing an injury over the summer.

So MG and Gillman are in the East scouting US College hockey. While there they are taking in some NHL games. After the internet buzz when they went to the Washington and Pittsburg game they have apologized to other GM's for the controversy and now inform the teams ahead of time that they will be there.

He seems to be trying to do too much as far as controlling the puck instead of getting himself in position to unload that howitzer he possesses. Brian Cambell also is the king of assists. Playing a good puckmoving forward at the point on the PP to feed him would help too.